Centaurea montana

Common names: Greater Blue-bottle, Knapweed, Star Thistle, Perennial Cornflower

Genus: Centaurea

Species: Centaurea montana

Class: Syngenesia

Order: Polygamia Frustranea

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Centaurea

Modern Species: Centaurea montana

Modern Family: Compositae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: violet or blue

Season: early summer

Native Region: mts of Europe

Artist: S. Edwards